Google tells me that: “HireRight reports social media comments to employers only if the prospective employer explicitly requests and pays for a social media background screening package as part of their pre-employment check”

Anyone in recruiting in the US ever seen candidates not hired because of their social media posts being too pro human rights?

  • rawn@feddit.orgDeutsch
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    2 months ago

    I may just be too old or what, but here’s how I do things:

    • Don’t post political opinion with my name on it, unless it’s really certifiably not fringe (pro mental health, climate change is real, supporting LGBT rights … is stuff I can live with).
    • Separate mail with separate account and nicknames for different things.
    • Apply for a job? Don’t do it from iloveunicorns@xyz cause then I can just search where someone used that nickname …
    • If you’re using GitHub and you use an alt there, make sure that’s not using the same alt as your random rants on Reddit.

    Basically separate business stuff from your fringe opinions.

    • overcast5348@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I even separate my non-fringe comments from my identifiable accounts because who knows who is going to take over the country next year. I’ve lived in a third world country long enough, and seen enough things there to be paranoid even after moving to a first world country. 🤷‍♂️